So how did the 3DS XL go from "Wow this is a dumb idea" to "WOW it looks GREAT! I WANT ONE" in like 2 monthes?

[skeezer]

Kynes said:

Panama said:

Kynes said:

Panama said:
It didn't. Consumers were always going to buy it despite what actual gamers thought.

Gamers are people who buy games and consoles, and vote with their wallet. People buy the 3DS XL, so gamers want that product. You don't decide what actual gamers are.

There's quite a large rift between consumer and gamer that extends beyond purely using your money to buy games and consoles. I should have initially said casual gamers and hardcore gamers to remove any doubt. 

This is the way elitists see the market. I don't like a product, everyone who buys it is a casual. You have lots more hardcore games in 3DS than in Vita, but "casuals" buy 3DS, and "hardcore" buy Vita. It seems that by that definition, there aren't many "hardcore" gamers.

There aren't

 

 

[i dont agree with what was stated prior, 3DS is being bought by both the hardcore and casual, neither are buying the vita.]